Chain link



'March 8, 1927' A, VEIGEL, JR

CHAIN LINK Filed Dec. 1 1923 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 8, 1927.

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LOUIS A. VEIGEL, 31%., F NEWARK, NEW" JERSEY.

CHAIN LINK.'

Application filed December 17, 1923.

combined with the link whereby different colors may be disclosed through the inter stices in the wall of the links which are hollow and connected by swivel joints.

These several objects, and others of a similar nature, are accomplished by the novel design, construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming an essential part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the flat blank from which the main portion or body of the link is formed.

Figure 2 is a collective view showing lan and edge elevations of the chain eye b ank and finished article prior to assembly.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a link as completely assembled, drawn to an enlarged scale.

Figure 4 is a collective view, showing in side elevations the parts in detail preparatory to assemblage.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of a completed link, parts being broken away to disclose the interior.

Figure is a side elevational view of one form of a finished link.

Figure 8 is a similar view showing a modification ot' the same.

Figure 9 is another like view showing the same or a similar link as further modified.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the blank, shown in Fig. 1 is substantially rectangular in outline, made of any preferred metal and of such proportions as may be areferred.

his blank is pierced to Produce a plurality of openings 10, which may be plain or otherwise as desired, preferably elongated as shown, presenting solid ends 11 and a cent al portion 12, the longitudinal edges having recesses 13, forming, when the blank is coiled into cylindrical shape, uniform spaces equivalent to the openings 10, these Serial No. 681,140.

openings being bounded by the elements 11 and 12 and longitudinal bars 14.

The eyes or link connectors are die cut to form circular blanks 15, having stems 16,

the blanks having openings 17 formed in them and then pressed to present eyes 18 of circular cross section, as are also the finished stems 19. 7

Each link is provided at its ends with caps consisting of cylindrical bands 20, tight fitted to the ends of the links and secured by solder thereover; each band has an integral head 21 having a central opening suited to receive the stem 19, which after being passed through, is upset to form a head 22.

While the eyes 18 may be rigidly fixed in the caps, it is deemed preferable to ermit the stems to swivel in the openings, t us allowing the chain. to readily adjustitself.

The foregoing describes in general the preferred type of construction, the completed article being in effect a cylinder having open panels in its walls, the cylinder having rigid caps in which swivel eyes are secured. 7

As shown in Figure 6 the cylinder may have a lining 23, as colored glass, another metal of different color or other inner element which can be seen through the openings 10.

Figure 7 shows one type of ornamentation in which the bars 14: are curved inwardly from all sides presenting necks or reduced portions 24 of pleasing appearance.

Another style of ornamentation is disclosed in Figure 8, in which one end of the link is rotated slightly with respect to the opposite end, producing a twisted effect on the bars 1 1, as at 25; this twistedcondition is carried to a greater extent, as indicated at 26 in Figure 9.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive and illustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of the invention, of which obviously an embodi ment may be constructed including many modifications without departing from the general scope herein indicatedand denoted in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 2- An ornamental chain link comprising a cylinder having a series of equally spaced,

in its Wall, forming a series of longitudinal bars said bars being arranged in circumferential rows, each of said series divided bya blank central portion, said bars being twisted axially to produce distortion, caps fixed on the ends of said cylinder, connecting elements having swivel stems secured in said caps and a lining of contrasting color disposed Within the said cylinder and being visible to said openings. 1

This specification signed and witnessed this 14th day of December, 1923.

LOUIS A. VEIGEL, JR. 

